12/04/2023    Jeff Carnett, DPM

Aussie Med Assn Wants to Ban Podiatrists from Using Term "Surgeons"

The article cited in this piece (Medical Republic)
also stated: “Despite their small number, podiatric
surgeons generate a lot of complaints – they have a
notification rate eight times higher than that of
other podiatrists. Common concerns include
inadequate or inappropriate treatments, incorrect
diagnoses and billing practices.”

Australian podiatric surgery training is not at
CPME standard. In fact, there are at minimum three
DPM graduates with CPME accredited residencies who
hold Australian citizenship. They have not been
allowed to hold surgical rights in Australia. The
surgeons subject to the public complaints and the
current inquiry are all holders of bachelor degree
(or less) in podiatry with no medical science
training.

The Australian Orthopaedic Association has
recognized CPME as the only acceptable standard in
podiatric surgical training. Some leaders of the
Australasian College of Podiatric Surgery have been
shown to claim US= based training which has been
proved fictitious. This is the nature of the
organization responsible for controlling who can
perform podiatric surgery in Australia and New
Zealand. Perhaps the ABPMI program is a way for
these to gain some credential and cover up the past
false claims?

Recently ,the Australian Podiatry Association
issued a letter warning members of upcoming
investigative journalism reports which portray
Australian podiatric surgeons in a negative way.
The letter suggests non-surgical podiatrists
distance themselves from the surgeons.

This along with the public inquiry into podiatric
surgery might be the one-two punch that will expose
the fraudulent foundations upon which podiatric
surgery training and credentialling in Australia
and New Zealand appears to be built. DPMs who have
lost careers and family at the hands of the ACPS
have provided evidence of this for years. Injured
patients might hold the key to imposing proper
training on those who want to perform surgery.

Jeff Carnett, DPM, Auckland, New Zealand

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